بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ وَالفَجرِ

By the dawn.

وَلَيالٍ عَشرٍ

And ten nights.

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا يَسرِ

And the night as it passes.

هَل في ذٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذي حِجرٍ

Is there in this an oath for a man of sense?

أَلَم تَرَ كَيفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعادٍ

Didn’t you see how your Lord dealt with Aad?

إِرَمَ ذاتِ العِمادِ

Iram of the pillars.

الَّتي لَم يُخلَق مِثلُها فِي البِلادِ

The likes of which had never been created in the lands.